wheel question from Baghdad
 

I'm over in Baghdad right now as an Army contractor, so I can't quite
call up discount tire and ask them. Thanks in advance for your time.

I have an 03 tj rubicon, 2.5" old man emu lift and 1.5" body and
engine lift planned. What backspacing will I need to run 305 75 R16
goodyear MTR's without rubbing or losing my turning radius. I want to
keep them as close in as possible, but have no problem running
extended fender flares to cover the rest.

Thanks again for your time - keep our soldiers in your prayers.

Andrew Whitley

Re: wheel question from Baghdad
 

While I'm not sure of that 34" tire's exact with, I suspect it's near 12.5".
If so, 4.5" or less backspacing is the most backspacing you can run with. I
run 35x12.50 and 4.5" was the most backspacing possible for that tire...
same with the 33x12.50 tires I used to run.

Jerry
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"Andrew" <andrewmuaddib@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8b5c891c.0312251239.13c5e147@posting.google.c om...
> I'm over in Baghdad right now as an Army contractor, so I can't quite
> call up discount tire and ask them. Thanks in advance for your time.
>
> I have an 03 tj rubicon, 2.5" old man emu lift and 1.5" body and
> engine lift planned. What backspacing will I need to run 305 75 R16
> goodyear MTR's without rubbing or losing my turning radius. I want to
> keep them as close in as possible, but have no problem running
> extended fender flares to cover the rest.
>
> Thanks again for your time - keep our soldiers in your prayers.
>
> Andrew Whitley

Re: wheel question from Baghdad
 

While I'm not sure of that 34" tire's exact with, I suspect it's near 12.5".
If so, 4.5" or less backspacing is the most backspacing you can run with. I
run 35x12.50 and 4.5" was the most backspacing possible for that tire...
same with the 33x12.50 tires I used to run.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Andrew" <andrewmuaddib@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8b5c891c.0312251239.13c5e147@posting.google.c om...
> I'm over in Baghdad right now as an Army contractor, so I can't quite
> call up discount tire and ask them. Thanks in advance for your time.
>
> I have an 03 tj rubicon, 2.5" old man emu lift and 1.5" body and
> engine lift planned. What backspacing will I need to run 305 75 R16
> goodyear MTR's without rubbing or losing my turning radius. I want to
> keep them as close in as possible, but have no problem running
> extended fender flares to cover the rest.
>
> Thanks again for your time - keep our soldiers in your prayers.
>
> Andrew Whitley

Re: wheel question from Baghdad
 

While I'm not sure of that 34" tire's exact with, I suspect it's near 12.5".
If so, 4.5" or less backspacing is the most backspacing you can run with. I
run 35x12.50 and 4.5" was the most backspacing possible for that tire...
same with the 33x12.50 tires I used to run.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
KC6TAY, PP-ASEL
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.cox.net/jerrypb/

"Andrew" <andrewmuaddib@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8b5c891c.0312251239.13c5e147@posting.google.c om...
> I'm over in Baghdad right now as an Army contractor, so I can't quite
> call up discount tire and ask them. Thanks in advance for your time.
>
> I have an 03 tj rubicon, 2.5" old man emu lift and 1.5" body and
> engine lift planned. What backspacing will I need to run 305 75 R16
> goodyear MTR's without rubbing or losing my turning radius. I want to
> keep them as close in as possible, but have no problem running
> extended fender flares to cover the rest.
>
> Thanks again for your time - keep our soldiers in your prayers.
>
> Andrew Whitley